[WM] Stormwind Rails Against the Lead Mountain

[marell le fou]

yes, they are complicated but you did well with them, don't worry

[adamsg01]

Very Nice - I hadn't seen those fig before. High Elf eagles are also painful to line-up but you did well and have an awesome looking unit on the table. Hope it performs well for you also in your games:o)

[Stormwind]

There, some reinforcements for my Chaos. =)

[jchaos79]

more dragon ogres?? how many points are you planning to field for chaos?

[Stormwind]

I never use them as Dragon Ogres. =P

With my understanding opponents I proxy them as Chaos Marauder Horsemen. When I paint my proper Horsemen figures, then I'll use them as Chaos Chariot figures.

[Stormwind]

Latest efforts!

My 2nd Chaos Chariot unit, finally figured out the way to put the riders.

Also a 2nd High Elf Giant Eagle unit.  For this one I tried to raise the central figure up by mounting it on the plastic lion head ruin piece you get with the Warhammer 28mm White Lions set.  Didn't quite work but at least it still fits in the little figure boxes I have!

I painted them up to look like Harris Hawks based on a pleasant experience I had with birds of prey at a small centre near where I live:

http://theancienttrack.blogspot.co.uk/2015/09/hawk-walk-feathers-fur.html

[jchaos79]

Are you the guy with the owl?

Great painting!

[Stormwind]

Yep, that's me, needing a haircut, ha ha!

Thanks.

[cjbennett22]

curiuos on the chaos chariots.  I have been trying to figure out a transport for my armies and when I come across my chariots, they do NOT fit side by side because of the spikes on the wheels, does yours do the same? like they are just too wide. 

I hope I assembled them incorrectly and maybe I can fix something?

[Aquahog]

Good stuff as always. What's your total progress as of now? Surely you must be closing on 2k of each army?

[Stormwind]

Counting the Dragon Ogres as Marauder Horsemen:

Chaos Army, 2270 points
Warmaster Armies
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 450 -  3 Chaos Warriors
 270 -  3 Marauder Horsemen
 600 -  3 Chaos Knights
 120 -  4 Chaos Hounds
 190 -  2 Chaos Chariots
  65 -  1 Harpies
 110 -  1 Chaos Spawn
 125 -  1 General
 160 -  2 Hero
 180 -  2 Sorcerer

But that is a list without Chaos Marauder Infantry, which I have been digging out, dusting off and undercoating along with (this evening) the Horsemen.  So it is STILL not a legal painted army. =P

As for High Elves, they are very unbalanced and rudimentary, need 2 more spearmen and 2 more archer units at least, then some Reavers.  Not sure I'd take all this command as well when it takes up a quarter of my points!

High Elf Army, 1540 points
Warmaster Armies
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 120 -  2 Spearmen
 440 -  4 Silver Helms
 190 -  2 Chariots
 140 -  2 Giant Eagles
 130 -  2 Elven Bolt Thrower
 180 -  1 General
 160 -  2 Hero
 180 -  2 Wizard

EDIT: Viz. Chariots.  They are awful to assemble and yes, they do not line up at all.  Goblin Wolf Chariots are even worse. =-P

[Stormwind]

Some people seem able to have a hundred models on their table at the same time, and diligently batch paint the whole lot.

Seeking to imitate that productivity, I have attempted to do the same with my Warmaster, but have met with limited success.

10mm painting is so fiddly that without the "hit" of seeing a unit finished, you feel like everything you're doing is stretching out forever when you try to paint multiple units.  At least, that's my feeling of it right now.

In any case, here are 3 finished Chaos Marauder Horsemen units, which I believe have been sat on or near my table for a good two years.

[jchaos79]

yep I know that sensation. But, I had to say that mauraduers and marauders horsemen are the more time consuming units I had ever paint. The sculpts are so great but full of details and difficult to paint.

Good work with the horsemen!

[mlkr]

Great results! Like the freehand on the banners. I get what you are talking about It is really soulcrushing work painting units in bulk. Sometimes you get mini's that just work (my gobbos was a joy) but when I painted the orcs, trolls and ogres I hit periods of time when I just couldnt get myself to paint anything. Just felt like nothing happened anyways so Bleh!

I am not sure painting bulk always help with getting quicker results, but I believe it helps with keeping the results consistent. I am not even sure the results are better than if you painted unit by unit. When painting bulk I usually get tired close to the endline and that's when I get a bit sloppy or lazy...

I have been thinking about trying to paint unit by unit and keep track of every step I take so I can replicate and keep it all consistent that way instead... Bu dunno... It kinda works the way I have it now - even though it can get very very boooooring!

But anyways - very nice results and I like the choice of colours


/Mlkr

[Aquahog]

They're looking suitably vicious!